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movie Spider-Man

Released: May 1, 2002
Runtime: 2 hours 1 minute
Action Science Fiction

After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.

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